Bilbo cheated?

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Bilbo cheated?

I agree with Zoe on this one.

It's obvious that Bilbo's last question was unfair and not within the bounds of the rules or good sportsmanship. But he did not intentionally break riddle-game etiquette. He only blurted out his question in desperation after Gollum pressed him for speed and mentally harrassed him with such mumblings a 'is it scrumptious, my precccciousss?'. Gollum could have cried foul, but he didn't. He accepted the question as a riddle. And since they were their own judges in this case, the outcome must be accepted.

But Bilbo should have gotten at least a two-game suspenion.

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